Biggest Christmas Day movie openings

Film studios like it when a movie sells a lot of tickets in a single day. On Dec. 25, 2012, "Les Misérables" (pictured) will compete with “Django Unchained” for holiday box office glory. Here are the 10 films that opened and took in the most money on Christmas Day.
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10. “Patch Adams”

This feel-good Robin Williams (left) vehicle is the only film on this list not made after the millenium. It was released on Christmas 1998, taking in $8,081,760 that day. Will it be bumped by “Les Miz” or “Django Unchained” this year?
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9. “Valkyrie”

Tom Cruise ventured back to Nazi Germany in this 2008 thriller, scoring $8,493,972 in Christmas Day sales.
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8. “Dreamgirls”

Audiences were singing along to Bill Condon’s 2006 adaptation of the Broadway musical, starring (from left) Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose. The film took in $8,726,095 upon its opening.
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7. “AVPR: Aliens Vs. Predator - Requiem”

Holiday crowds weren’t scared off by the creatures battling in this 2007 franchise collision. It earned $9,515,615 on Christmas.
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6. “Catch Me If You Can”

Leonardo DiCaprio (center) evaded Tom Hanks, but not box office figures, in this 2002 comedy. The film totaled $9,882,063 its first day.
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AP Photo/Columbia Pictures, Frank Connor

5. “Ali”

Will Smith was a knockout as boxer Muhammad Ali in this 2001 biopic, ringing up $10,216,625 in Christmas Day ticket sales.
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4. “Bedtime Stories”

He may be known for writing “The Hanukkah Song” but Adam Sandler captured the imagination of families out on Christmas with this 2008 film. They rewarded the comedian with $10,578,817 in sales.
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Merrick Morton

3. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

In this 2008 picture, Brad Pitt aged in reverse, while his ticket sales just kept growing up. “Benjamin Button” finished Christmas with $11,871,831.
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2. “Marley & Me”

Owen Wilson, Jennier Aniston, and a very cute dog stole people’s hearts in 2008—a big year for Christmas Day ticket sales—earning $14,380,980.
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COURTESY OF WARNER BROS.

1. “Sherlock Holmes”

This 2009 crime thriller with a comedic twist raked in $24,608,941 on Christmas, thanks to stars Robert Downey Jr. (left) and Jude Law.
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